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SIX! He finishes it off in style! Flighted delivery on middle, 86.5 kph, ten Doeschate gets down and slog sweeps this miles over mid-wicket! That is the game for the Knight Riders! KKR win by 5 wickets!

19.1

Chavan to Doeschate, no run, lovely ball from Chavan, spins this one past the batsman, he drags his feet just a bit but does well to get back in before the keeper whipped the bails off

18.6

Amit Singh to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, nicely done . Scores Level. This was short of a length outside off, Yusuf Pathan opens the face of the bat and steers it past the third man who was in the ring, the KKR dug-outs celebrate

18.5

Amit Singh to Doeschate, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, whipped in front of square for a single

18.4

Amit Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, out Caught by Menaria!! Lovely change of pace from Amit Singh. This was another slower delivery outside off, Shakib Al Hasan slips down the track and looks to drive it over cover, ends up slicing it towards backward point where the fielder takes it backpedalling over his head. Shakib Al Hasan c Menaria b Amit Singh 16(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

Amit Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, leg byes, 2 runs, loud appeal for LBW, that one pitched outside leg and raps Shakib Al Hasan on the pads as he looks to pull, the batsmen run two as the keeper gives chase towards mid-wicket for a couple

Trivedi to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, length delivery outside off, heaved towards long on for a single

17.4

Trivedi to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, full and outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover. Shakib Al Hasan wants a single and hares down the track, is sent back and puts in a dive. A better throw would have had him

17.3

Trivedi to Yusuf Pathan, 1 run, short of a length delivery outside off, Yusuf Pathan mistimes a pull behind square for a single

17.2

Trivedi to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib Al Hasan heaves a length delivery outside off and gets it on a bounce to deep mid, lucky that he did not hit it well

Amit Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, out Caught by Menaria!! Lovely change of pace from Amit Singh. This was another slower delivery outside off, Shakib Al Hasan slips down the track and looks to drive it over cover, ends up slicing it towards backward point where the fielder takes it backpedalling over his head. Shakib Al Hasan c Menaria b Amit Singh 16(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

16.3

108/4

Brad Hogg to Manoj Tiwary, outStumped!! Lovely bowling from Brad Hogg. The wrong ‘un, Manoj Tiwary was skipping out of the crease, an easy stumping for the keeper as he is completely beaten in the flight. Is there hope for RR? Manoj Tiwary st Goswami b Brad Hogg 24(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

14.5

94/3

Menaria to Bisla, out Caught by Rahane!! Brilliant take from Rahane. This was slower and outside off, Bisla was beaten in the flight, ends up chipping it in the air and finds Rahane at deep extra cover. He was just inside the ropes, clings onto it and makes sure that he does not step over the ropes. Bisla c Rahane b Menaria 29(29) [4s-3]

10.5

70/2

Johan Botha to Kallis, out Lbw!! Kallis is not happy but he has to go. This was looped up outside off and spins back in, Kallis looks to sweep and misses, he is struck on the pads in front of off, was it hitting the stumps? The umpire thinks so and sends Kallis on his way. Kallis lbw b Johan Botha 31(38) [4s-3]

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22/1

Amit Singh to Kallis, out Gambhir Run Out!! Brilliant from Dravid. Kallis flicks a ball off the pads and wants a single, a lot of hesitancy in the middle between the two, Dravid swoops in from mid-wicket and under-arms a direct hit with Gambhir well short of his crease. The 3rd umpire has a look. Gambhir run out (Dravid) 11(11) [s-2]

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131/5

Amit Singh to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, nicely done . Scores Level. This was short of a length outside off, Yusuf Pathan opens the face of the bat and steers it past the third man who was in the ring, the KKR dug-outs celebrate

17.1

112/4

Trivedi to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, nicely done by Shakib Al Hasan, gets on his knees to a slower delivery outside off and sweeps it behind square for a boundary

16.1

106/3

Brad Hogg to Manoj Tiwary, FOUR, flighted delivery spinning into Manoj Tiwary, he attempts the reverse sweep, gets it to the left of Amit Singh who dives over the ball and concedes a boundary

9.1

65/1

Brad Hogg to Kallis, FOUR, nicely done by Kallis, short an d just outside off, Kallis opens the face of the bat and steers it just behind point, the ball races away from the chasing fielder

8.2

57/1

Trivedi to Bisla, FOUR, fab shot, slower bouncer on the stumps, sat up to be pulled, Bisla rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square for a boundary

8

52/1

Brad Hogg to Bisla, byes, FOUR, Bisla looks to reverse sweep one that pitched outside leg, he misses and so does the keeper. The ball runs away for four byes

6.2

40/1

Chavan to Bisla, FOUR, beautifully played, flighted delivery outside off and spinning away, Bisla skips down the track and gets it over cover for a one bounce boundary

Chavan to Manoj Tiwary, SIX, fab shot, tossed up on the stumps, Manoj Tiwary skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it cleanly over long on for a massive six, the ball has gone over the roof

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36/1

Amit Singh to Kallis, no run, close, short of a length delivery on the stumps, Kallis closes the face of the bat a tad too early, gets a slight leading edge to the left of the bowler. Bisla was charging down the track and is sent back, a direct hit from the bowler and he was a goner

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18.1

113/5

Narine to Owais Shah, out Stumped!! Super stuff from Narine, this was tossed up on off and spins the other way. Owais Shah was dancing down the track and is flummoxed by the turn, easy stumping for Bisla. Owais Shah st Bisla b Narine 31(33) [4s-3]

16.4

108/4

Shakib Al Hasan to Goswami, out Caught by Balaji!! Goswami falls after an useful hand. This is full and outside off, Goswami swings at that hard but hits it straight to Balaji at mid-wicket. An useful stand ends. Goswami c Balaji b Shakib Al Hasan 24(22) [4s-1 6s-1]

8.2

49/3

Shakib Al Hasan to Dravid, out Caught by Manoj Tiwary!! Rajasthan are crumbling here. This was nicely tossed up on off, Dravid gave himself room and looks to drive it inside out past cover, ends up chipping it uppishly and finds Tiwary at cover. Three quick wickets for Kolkata. Dravid c Manoj Tiwary b Shakib Al Hasan 28(27) [4s-5]

7.5

Yusuf Pathan to Menaria, out Menaria Run Out!! Menaria has self-combusted here. Taps a flighted delivery on middle wide of the bowler and takes off for a risky single, Yusuf gets across, collects the ball and makes a direct hit at the bowler’s end with Menaria well short. Menaria run out (Yusuf Pathan) 1(6)

6.1

45/1

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahane, out Caught by Bisla!! Shakib Al Hasan strikes with his first ball. This was floated outside off and spinning away, Rahane pushes at that, gets an outside edge that is well held by Bisla. The in-form batsman is gone, relief for Kolkata. Rahane c Bisla b Shakib Al Hasan 19(16) [4s-3]

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19.3

122/5

Balaji to Johan Botha, FOUR, a boundary finally for RR, This is a length delivery outside off, Johan Botha gets across and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary

16.2

107/3

Shakib Al Hasan to Owais Shah, FOUR, full and outside off, Owais Shah skips down the track and thumps it towards long off, beats a diving Tendo at long off

11.3

71/3

Yusuf Pathan to Owais Shah, FOUR, lovely shot, floated on the leg stump line, Owais Shah gets forward and shovels it wide of long on for a boundary

11.1

66/3

Yusuf Pathan to Goswami, FOUR, nicely done by Goswami, clips a low full toss over mid-wicket and finds the gap wide of long on for a boundary

5.5

43/0

Kallis to Dravid, FOUR, thumped, length delivery on the stumps, Dravid drills it in between the umpire and the non-striker, no need to run for those

5.2

37/0

Kallis to Dravid, FOUR, blasted, this is full and outside off, Dravid skips down the track, goes through with the drive and hammers it to the right of mid-off for a boundary

4.5

33/0

Narine to Rahane, FOUR, Narine tosses this one on the pads, Rahane rolls his wrists and keeps the sweep down behind square, another boundary for Rahane

4.4

29/0

Narine to Rahane, FOUR, Classy. This was flighted outside off, Rahane meets the ball on top of the bounce and drives it sweetly past cover. No violence, only silky sublime timing

3.4

21/0

Kallis to Dravid, FOUR, short quick bouncer from Kallis, Dravid is quick on the pull, does not get hold of it, the man in the deep is square, the ball races away to the fine leg boundary

2.4

16/0

Balaji to Dravid, FOUR, lovely shot, Dravid shimmies down the track to a well pitched up delivery and chips it up and over mid-wicket for a boundary

1.2

8/0

Kallis to Rahane, FOUR, Kallis shortens his length outside off, Rahane stays back and punches it in the gap between extra cover and mid-off, the ball gathers pace and races away to the ropes

0.2

4/0

Balaji to Dravid, FOUR, fab shot, short and wide outside off, Dravid transfers his weight and slaps it behind point for a boundary

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19.5

129/5

Balaji to Hodge, SIX, Massive. He was ready for a slower delivery outside off, Balaji duly delivers it, Hodge gets across and swings it to the top-tier of the stadium over deep mid-wicket

15.2

92/3

Bhatia to Goswami, SIX, shot, slower delivery on the stumps, Goswami gets hold of it and swings it over mid-wicket for a huge six

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15.5

99/3

Bhatia to Owais Shah, FOUR, this is freebie bowling from Bhatia, slower delivery well down the leg, Owais Shah swings it over backward square leg for a boundary, brings up the 50 runs stand